A child rapist in Cornwall has been jailed indefinitely and has to serve a minimum of 8 years. Perhaps I'm missing something but surely indefinitely means lock him up and throw away the key, not the possibility of release in 8 years time.
Dictionary - indefinitely - 1 entry.
1. adv. - In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely.
A 37-year-old man has been jailed indefinitely for the rape and serious sexual assault of two young girls.
Martin McKeon, who was living in Launceston at the time of the offences, was told he must serve at least eight years.
Judge Christopher Elwen described him as an "evil, deviant and deceitful individual".
McKeon was convicted of three charges of rape and four serious sexual offences on girls under the age of 13.
During cross examination McKeon told the court that he had prominent tattoos on his thighs which the girls must have seen.
But the tattooist, who was a fellow remand prisoner, testified they were put on McKeon's thighs just weeks before the trial.
'Particularly evil'
Judge Elwen said: "It is difficult to think of a more malignant act to contrive an acquittal which would not only have left the young girls even more psychologically damaged than they already are, but also have seriously besmirched their reputations.
"Your defence was that the complaints were malicious allegations with the aim of having you falsely convicted.
"Your ultimate lie was particularly evil and only exposed by the quick thinking and diligence of the officers in the case."
The judge added: "Only when the Parole Board is satisfied that you need no longer be confined in custody for the protection of the public will it be able to order your release."
McKeon was ordered to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
